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DICE and Electronic Arts showed off Battlefield 2042‘s third multiplayer mode, dubbed Hazard Zone, where players can engage in a new kind of squad combat.
In this mode, up to 32 players in squads of four each will compete to recover intel from crashed satellites. The players can…
Treyarch unveils the story for Call of Duty: Vanguard — Zombies
October 14, 2021
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Treyarch has unveiled the first look and story for its Call of Duty: Vanguard — Zombies mode for the latest title coming on November 5.
Sledgehammer Games…
Roblox shows new bits of the metaverse to its developers
October 14, 2021
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Roblox doesn’t want to create the metaverse, the universe of virtual worlds that are all interconnected, like in novels such as Snow Crash and Ready…
Nikon Designs Two f/1.2 Zoom Lenses: 35-50mm and 50-70mm
October 14, 2021
Two Nikon patents have surfaced that show the company has designed two large-aperture zoom lenses presumably for its mirrorless Z-mount camera system: a 35-50mm f/1.2 and a 50-70mm f/1.2.
Originally found by Asibonet (which was spotted by Mirrorless Rumors), the two patents describe a variable zoom lens system that is capable of maintaining a wide-open f/1.2 zoom over the full range and together…
Facebook has announced that it will remove what it calls “severe sexualizing content” that targets public figures, and specifically points to sexualized photoshopped images among other targets.
The changes come as an update to Facebook’s existing bullying and…
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Facebook today announced Ego4D, a long-term project aimed at solving AI research challenges in “egocentric perception,” or first-person views. The goal…
Twitter is testing inserting ads into conversations on iOS
October 14, 2021
Twitter has announced it’s conducting a new test with some users in which ads start to appear in the middle of conversations.
The announcement was made by Twitter’s revenue product lead Bruce Falck (via the Verge). According to Falck, if you’re part of this global test, you’ll see ads after the first, third, or eighth reply under a tweet.
He says that Twitter sees “a big opportunity to…
Tesla Model 3 is now the quickest-selling used car and sometimes even sells for higher price than new
October 14, 2021
The Tesla Model 3 is now considered the best-selling used car in the US, and it is so popular that it even sometimes sells for higher prices than new.
The current chip shortage affecting the auto industry has trickled down to the used car market.
It can be so difficult to…
Samsung is chugging along with its work on bringing its take on Android 12 to the public, and the company has also quietly introduced a new weather widget for the homescreen.
The new “Dynamic Weather” widget comes with Samsung’s Android 12 update, though it’s…
Jackery 1500 review: A giant solar generator to charge my power tools, e-bike, e-truck, and more!
October 14, 2021
Jackery’s new Explorer 1500 Portable Power Station debuted earlier this year as a giant, high-capacity, and high-power backup battery that does so much more than just providing emergency power. I’ve been testing one out along with Jackery’s solar panels to see just how useful they are for everyday life tasks.
I’ve actually got two other Jackery Explorer units. My first was the fairly…
